Materialise (MTLS) Research & Development (2013 - 2026)
Materialise (MTLS) posted quarterly Research & Development of -$13.5 million for Q1 2026, down 4.17% year-on-year from -$14.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.86% on a QoQ basis from -$13.8 million in Q4 2025.
Materialise (MTLS) Research & Development (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Materialise (MTLS) has reported Research & Development for 14 consecutive years, with -$13.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Research & Development fell 4.17% year-over-year to -$13.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$53.0 million (down 2.15% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$52447.2, down 3.8% from the prior year.
- Research & Development rose to -$13.5 million in Q1 2026 per MTLS's latest filing, from -$13.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Research & Development for MTLS reached as high as -$8.7 million in Q1 2022 and fell as low as -$13.8 million in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of -$11.8 million and a median of -$12.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development tumbled 167373.07% — and 2023, when it grew 11.99%.
- Year by year, Research & Development stood at -$13.1 million in 2022, then advanced by 11.99% to -$11.5 million in 2023, then declined by 19.6% to -$13.8 million in 2024, then decreased by 0.13% to -$13.8 million in 2025, then advanced by 1.86% to -$13.5 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered -$13.5 million, -$13.8 million, and -$13.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | -37.02 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 496.00 Mn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 1.33 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 3.77 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 588.95 Mn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 10 | Materialise | 378.50 Mn | -155.27 Bn | 43.12 Mn | -13.53 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -13.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -13.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -13.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -12.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -12.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -13.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -12.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -12.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -11.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -11.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -10.78 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -10.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -10.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -13.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -9.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -9.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -7,810.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -7,644.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -8,133.00 |